The term “emotional flooding” was popularized by psychologist John Gottman, who used it to describe a state of intense ...

Findings published in the journal Cell Reports revealed that among people who displayed hypocrisy, the ventromedial ...

A noninvasive brain stimulation therapy could offer fast relief for flu-related sleep issues by calming brain activity and ...

Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...

The ability to distinguish between different individuals is crucial for social interactions. Previous research has shown the pivotal role of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in social processes, as ...

Long-term, heavy cannabis use has been linked to changes in the prefrontal cortex, which plays a key role in executive ...

Recent neuroscience studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have enhanced our understanding of how sleep is related to learning and memory. A study just reported in the journal ...

Stressful situations experienced during adolescence tend to cause deeper and more lasting changes to the brain than those ...